Meet Oliver Nelson
Oliver Nelson
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Jams and Jellies | Oliver Nelson | 7:01 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
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Passion Flower | Oliver Nelson | 6:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Don't Stand Up | Oliver Nelson | 3:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ostinato | Oliver Nelson | 5:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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What's New? | Oliver Nelson | 6:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Booze Blues Baby | Oliver Nelson | 6:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Album Review
Oliver Nelson's debut as a leader found him at the age of 27 already a distinctive and skilled tenor-saxophonist. For this quintet set (reissued on CD in the OJC series), Nelson teams up with the veteran trumpeter Kenny Dorham, pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Wendell Marshall and drummer Art Taylor for four of his originals plus the ballads "Passion Flower" and "What's New." Although none of these Nelson tunes caught on, this was an impressive beginning to a short but productive career and gives one a strong example of the multi-talented Nelson's tenor playing.
Biography
Born: June 4, 1932 in St. Louis, MO
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s
Oliver Nelson was a distinctive soloist on alto, tenor, and even soprano, but his writing eventually overshadowed his playing skills. He became a professional early on in 1947, playing with the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra and with St. Louis big bands headed by George Hudson and Nat Towles. In 1951, he arranged and played second alto for Louis Jordan's big band, and followed with a period in the Navy and four years at a university. After moving to New York, Nelson worked briefly with Erskine Hawkins,...
Full BioTop Albums and Songs By Oliver Nelson
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Stolen Moments | The Blues and the Abstract Truth | 8:46 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
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Stolen Moments | Sprout Official Soundtrack | 8:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Yearnin' | The Blues and the Abstract Truth | 6:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Stolen Moments (Telefon Tel-Aviv Remix) | Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked | 5:28 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Midnight Blue | More Blues and the Abstract Truth | 4:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hoe Down | The Blues and the Abstract Truth | 4:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Blues and the Abstract Truth | More Blues and the Abstract Truth | 5:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Miss Fine (Live) | Live from Los Angeles | 4:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Teenie's Blues | The Blues and the Abstract Truth | 6:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Butch and Butch | The Blues and the Abstract Truth | 4:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
